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George Washington purchased this lot in 1763, completed his town house in 1769, and first used it in his surveying. Here he maintained an office with a secretary to receive and accommodate belated visitors to Mt. Vernon. The house was torn down in 1855 and rebuilt in 1960 by Gov. and Mrs. Richard Barrett Lowe, using bricks and stones from the excavation in its construction.
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Alexandria, Virginia · United States
